2015 AFC Asian Cup

The 2015 AFC Asian Cup will be the 16th edition of the AFC
Asian Cup, an international tournament organised by the Asian Football
Confederation.

For the first time in its history, the tournament will be
hosted outside of Asia with Australia playing host from the 9th to 31st
of January 2015.The winner of the tournament will earn the right to compete for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup hosted by Russia.

Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium will host a total of seven games
of the AFC Asian Cup in 2015 including six pool games, one of which will
feature
the Australian Socceroos (on 17th January), plus one quarter-final.

The AFC Asian Cup is the pinnacle for the 47 nations of the Asian Football Confederation.

Australia, Japan, Korean Republic and DPR Korea have already
qualified for Australia 2015. Qualifying for the remaining 12 positions
is currently underway.